There always comes a time of the day to relax. Enjoy the scenery, sip a good drink and read a nonfiction,educational book about women artists. Compared to these women, I have lived the life of riley.
These women decided to have careers in art in a era that no woman would consider working outside the home with a good man.
These women gave up having children, lived under poverty conditions, and never gave up.
They organized their own art shows, and took no prisoners. They were tough women and were resented by the males piers they worked with. During the wars they took on men's jobs, and after the wars, they would lose their good paying jobs because the soldiers coming home need those jobs. Were they second class citizens? They were fighters. They had talent. They had determination.
As I sit on my desk sipping my bourbon, I wonder if I could have done what they accomplished. Could I am not sure.
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